Who has the edge in the matchup between the Trail Blazers bench and the Rockets bench? Portland coach Terry Stotts didn't have a strong lean either way.

&amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="http://polldaddy.com/poll/7982295/"&amp;amp;amp;gt;In the Blazers-Rockets playoff series, who will win the matchup between the Blazers bench and the Rockets bench?&amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;gt;An excerpt from Jason Quick's piece:

When asked whether either team has an advantage, Portland coach Terry Stotts didn’t have an answer.

“I don’t know. It depends on how much either team plays the second unit,’’ Stotts said. “Ultimately, I don’t think either team is going to have five reserves in the game at one point. So the players who play, need to play well.’’

Point guards and big men figure to be the central players in both teams' bench production. The Blazers’ Mo Williams and Houston’s Jeremy Lin will play the most, while Rockets big man Omer Asik figures to play an intricate role in how Houston defends.

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